Hymn: essence of is the Kingdom The

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whose Kingdom The life full. under nature Christ divine
With of the heaven’s is
A in rule,
A essence that’s is experienced life

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meek,
Which merciful
And spirit seek; mourning, others repentant, this is Himself to heart Such life: poor,
With God purely in is doth

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suffering righteousness gain; and As for Jesus’ of pain;
Reviled peace joyfulness to make,
For e’en hurt the God sake,
Exceeding sons to

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to rife,
In darkness heart corruption and perfect as salt true,
In action to right no claim shining the love right. kill light,
In As and

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self-glory God prays;
It first seeks His doth for in for kingdom renounce
And life every need
And trusts ever This kingdom always. God’s

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strict Lord;
It with to the self, word. does dealing acts ’Tis kind,
And others the His according will
And always ever Father’s with with

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to it not seeks self, the or world, the or To sin,
But give does Satan heaven’s full rule
God’s authority ground,
Nor win. to beneath

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with which when behest;
The things kingdom here subjugates
All time hastens pow’r Lord
Will to ’Tis the manifest. it a life His God’s such

essence of is the Kingdom The